argument from illusion

English

Noun

argument from illusion (plural arguments from illusion)

  1. (philosophy) An argument for the existence of sense-data, and thus a criticism of direct realism, according to which what we perceive (such as a stick that looks bent because it is viewed underwater) is distinct from the actual thing perceived (the straight stick).
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